If I had to nominate one cliché that rings
all-too-true in Singapore, it would be “there’s no such thing as a
free lunch”. Every year, more and more of our favourite car
parks decide to stop offering free parking. But we’d like to
reassure you that there are still some places where parking is
free—for now.
First
hour free daily, $2 per subsequent hour or part
thereof.
(Source)
Not only does Mustafa Centre offer cheap
groceries and some of the best money changing rates in town, you
also get free parking for an hour. Yay. Great if you just want to
stop by for a quick prata meal nearby. The only thing you want to
avoid doing is actually shopping at Mustafa, since that’s going to
take at least 10 years.
Free
parking daily.
(Source)
While the Alexandra branch requires you to
spend money at IKEA in exchange for free parking hours, Tampines is
still ulu enough to offer parking space completely free. The same
goes for Giant and Courts next door.
Free
parking daily.
(Source)
We’re noticing a pattern here. The more ulu or
inaccessible a place is, the more likely you are to enjoy free
parking.
Free parking from Mon-Fri from 6:00pm to
6:59am (next day), Sat 1pm onwards and all day on Sun &
PH.
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This is the true “hidden” gem in the CBD. Free
parking in the most expensive part of town?! Yes, it’s real. You no
longer have to worry about parking in the evening, regardless of
whether you’re going for a fitness class, or grabbing a bite at Lau
Pa Sat.
Free
parking daily from 6:30am to 8:30am, then $0.0167 per
minute.
(Source)
Parking at East Coast Park may no longer be
free, but there’s still West Coast Park… although this applies only
if you’re the disciplined type who can haul yourself out of bed
early in the morning to exercise.
Free parking from 12:30pm to 1:29pm, $1.28
for first hour afterwards, then $0.43 for subsequent 15
minutes.
(Source)
To make people feel better about the fact that
they’re about to get ripped off, Clarke Quay tries to lure the
lunchtime crowds by offering free parking. We just hope that helps
subsidise the cost of your $20 beer.
Free parking daily.
(Source)
Dempsey Hill is one of those places that is a
pain to visit if you don’t have a car. But if you do, you’re
rewarded amply for your atas-ness with free all-day parking.
Free parking after 5pm on
weekdays, Saturdays, Sundays and public holiday.
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If you’ve never even stepped into the Gillman
Barracks (who cares about art, right?), you might be interested in
the fact there are some restaurants there… and that parking is free
after 5pm every day of the week.
Free 2-hour parking daily for
first entry only from Monday to Friday (excluding PH), then $1.07
for third hour and $0.30 per subsequent 15 minutes.
(Source)
IMM’s got a lot of competition from the other
Jurong East malls these days, which is probably why they’re the
only ones who still offer free parking after JCube decided to
withdraw the privilege.
Free
parking from Monday to Thursday (excluding PH) for two hours
between 12pm to 2pm, $1.07 per subsequent hour or part thereof
until 5pm.
(Source)
Each time I enter Jurong Point (which is,
admittedly, not often), I feel like I’m Mufasa falling into that
wildebeest stampede. But with a rather generous two hours of free
parking, Jurong West dwellers might be encouraged to brave the
crowds and head there for lunch.
First hour free on
weekdays, then $0.50 per subsequent 30 minutes.
(Source)
You might have all the grace of an elephant at
an ice skating rink and your bowling balls might always head
straight for the longkang, but you should still visit Leisure Park
Kallang if you need a quick hour-long free parking session.
Free
parking from 12pm to 2pm on Monday to Friday (no PH), subsequently
$2 per hour or part thereof.
(Source)
Office workers in the area can park for free
at the Singapore Flyer during lunchtime. Even if the only time you
bother to venture that close to the giant ferris wheel is,
um, never, this is a pretty attractive incentive to try out
the restaurants in the area.
Free parking daily at Carpark D,
free between 6:30am and 8:30am at Carpark A.
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Some people like Pasir Ris Park for its
tranquil views of the sea. Well, we’re just thankful it hasn’t gone
the way of East Coast Park, and still generously offers free
all-day parking at Carpark D.
Free
parking daily for first hour between 6am to 6pm, then $0.50 per
subsequent 30 min.
(Source)
This place is like Haw Par Villa minus the ten
courts of hell and uh, all the other bizarre statues. Exotically
oriental, cheap to visit and filled with mosquitoes.
Free
parking daily.
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Labrador Park connects to Mount Faber, where
parking is also free, so hike between the two without paying a
single cent.
Free parking from 6:30pm to 11pm
on weekdays, 7am to 11pm on weekends and public holidays.
(Source)
This shopping mall near Mapletree Business
City has the distinction of being one of the few malls in the
country without an H&M, Uniqlo or anything interesting, but who
cares when they’re bestowing upon us one of the most generous
free parking offers in town, for a shopping mall anyway.
Free parking daily.
(Source)
Whether you’re there to get your groceries at
Cold Storage, or to visit the restaurants, or just to admire the
unique architecture of the building on this narrow plot of land,
you’ll be happy to hear that parking is free. Just be careful
though, there are only 95 parking lots available.
Free parking from 12 to 2pm on
weekdays, then $0.02 per minute. Free parking from 12am to 6pm on
all public holidays.
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If you don’t actually live in Tampines, you’ve
probably never heard of Our Tampines Hub, a new community and
lifestyle centre set up by the People’s Association with a library,
swimming complex, football pitch and of course, a shopping mall
(this is Singapore after all). Not that we’re complaining, since
parking is free during lunchtime on weekdays and on all public
holidays.
Free parking for first hour on
weekdays 5pm to 2am, and all day on weekends and public
holidays
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This shopping mall in the Paya Lebar area
deserves a prize not just for its name, but also for the fact that
it offers free first hour evening parking, as well as all day
parking on weekends and public holidays. Those who frequent nearby
Geylang (for the durians, of course!) might want to take note.
Free parking for first hour on
Mon to Fri, $1 for additional hour, and all day on
weekends.
Not sure why you would be hanging around
TradeHub 21, which is an industrial building in Jurong East. But
the free parking offer on weekends makes it an attractive
proposition for those who don’t mind walking half an hour to the
big malls at Jurong East.
Free
parking daily.
(Source)
Now we know why Mount Faber is one of
Singaporeans’ favourite paktor spots.